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Steps into river area for wild swimming ');  '); A DEDICATED wild swimming area on the River Thames in Henley is a step closer to becoming a reality. The town council has agreed to investigate building steps leading to a shallow section of water off Marsh Meadows, near Marsh Lock, which would be marked off by buoys. It will seek quotes and take advice on the council’s legal responsibilities if it were to go ahead as well as asking the Environment Agency for permission. Councillor Kellie Hinton, who came up with the idea, presented a report to a meeting of the council’s recreation and ame...

Museum awarded £150,000 help grant ');  '); THE River & Rowing Museum in Henley has been awarded a grant of more than £150,000 to help it to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic. The museum, which will re-open on May 20, applied for help from the Government’s culture recovery fund. Its income has dropped by 60 per cent compared with last year. Even when the museum has been able to open, attendances have had to be reduced to make it safer for visitors. The £152,071 grant will be used to help the venue adapt further by providing more online services. Jon O’Donoghue, head of public ...

Henley museum gets £150k covid funding boost ');  '); THE River and Rowing Museum in Henley has been awarded just over £150,000 to help it to bounce back after the coronavirus pandemic. The museum, which will re-open its doors on May 20, was successful in applying for help from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund worth £1.57 billion. Income has dropped by 60 per cent compared to last year. Even when the museum has been able to open, attendance has had to be reduced to make it safer for visitors. The total sum of £152,071 will be used to help the venue adapt further by providing mo...

MUSEUMS and theatres across the county are to receive an influx of cash to help them recover and reopen once coronavirus restrictions ease. Several cultural institutions throughout Oxfordshire are set to receive grants as part of the second round of the Government’s £1.7 billion Cultural Recovery Fund. More than £300 million has been awarded to thousands of cultural organisations across the country in the latest round of support, the Culture Secretary announced yesterday evening. The Oxford Playhouse, on Beaumont Street, has been awarded a grant of over £1 million to help it reop...

Museum director resigns THE director of the River & Rowing Museum in Henley has resigned. Sarah Posey, who was appointed in June 2018, will leave at the end of the month. She says she has enjoyed her time in post. Louise Wymer, a rower and former trustee, will lead the senior management team, until a new director is appointed. Dr Posey, 57, who lives in Greys Road with her husband Nigel Worlidge, was previously curator at the Museum of Mankind in London and head of collections, interpretation and learning at the Royal Pavilion and Museums of Brighton and Hove. She took the job in Henley wi...